[きんよくてき, kinyokuteki] (adj-na) abstemious; (P) [Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of
temetum intoxicating drink.]
1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]
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Under his special eye
Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton.
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2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and
strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the
indulgence of the appetite or passions.
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Instances of longevity are chiefly among the
abstemious. --Arbuthnot.
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3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an
abstemious diet. --Gibbon.
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4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious
life. "One abstemious day." --Pope.
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5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]
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Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abstemious
adj 1: sparing in consumption of especially food and drink; "the
pleasures of the table, never of much consequence to one
naturally abstemious"- John Galsworthy [ant:
{gluttonous}]
2: marked by temperance in indulgence; "abstemious with the use
of adverbs"; "a light eater"; "a light smoker"; "ate a light
supper" [syn: {abstemious}, {light(a)}]
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